Our prolific analyst and commentator, Evan Gaudreau is back with some thoughts on recent matches and events. We call it “Evan on the latest”. For more of “Evan on the latest” and his other content, check out the analysis tag. Word over to Evan. On the Djokovic vs Fokina match in Monte Carlo When I watch a player who hasn’t been playing or is on a layoff, I look at a few things. One of them is the conversion rate on service game points. I’ll look at the conversion rate on the return games also. For instance, it’s interesting if …
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Coach and analyst Evan Gaudreau is back with an interesting post about box drills. Give them a try and let me know what you think. Ps. Check out Evan’s other content here. Ds. And support Tennisnerd and get more insightful articles and videos via my Patreon. Box Drills – by Evan Gaudreau Box Drills are important early on. They’re necessary for learning to hit to different areas. But here’s the problem. When I was a kid, we hit at cones and the cones would be in roughly the same spot every week. And a lot of times, it could be …
TN guest contributor, coach and analyst, Evan Gaudreau is back with another one. It’s called The Secret of Being Great. Check out Evan’s other pieces here. If you want to support Tennisnerd, please join my Patreon. The Secret of Being Great – by Evan Gaudreau There are certain qualities you need to be successful. Not just on the court but off the court too. Without them, you won’t make it. At least not as far as you’re dreaming. Your outside life mirrors your inside life and if you don’t understand that, then work on understanding what makes you tick and …
Our guest contributor, analayst and coach, Evan Gaudreau is back with a new piece. This one is about junior tennis. Or SCHTZO Tennis… Check out my podcast with Evan here. And his other match analysis and posts here. This happens in junior tennis. A lot. And it’s by the parents’ design. It happens when a student leaves one coach after the coach has been exhausted of their knowledge, or the system they work in is too “weak” for their kid, or the coach says something to the kid (who has been bratty for some time). The kid, who doesn’t want …
Evan Gaudreau is back with another piece. This time it’s not match analysis but his thoughts on the hitting warm-up. You can check out the podcast I did with Evan here. The hitting warm-up, by Evan Gaudreau Generally, in the hitting warm-up, I like a bigger take-back. My right hand is generally around head level. This is just personal preference. It makes the swing a bit longer, and I have to be a little earlier with my backswing so I have time to get the swing going forward and I’m not late on the contact. Hopefully. And, if I get my …
Tennisnerd contributor and tennis coach Evan Gaudreau came on Zoom and we talked for two hours about various topics like Brooksby, combos, coaching and more. Coach Evan has written loads of posts and analysis for Tennisnerd and is a keen perceiver of pro tennis. He has worked as a coach for many years up to the college level and played D1 college tennis himself. He is fascinated by Jenson Brooksby’s rise in the game and we discussed that and the kind of patterns and combos Brooksby employs to beat players like Bautista-Agut, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov. Evan talks a …
Our guest writer and analyst, Evan Gaudreau, is back with an analysis of the Brooksby vs Basilashvili match – another win for Brooksby. Another win for Brooksby Remember I said, “Brooksby is no fool.” No? Maybe I didn’t say it. But someone did. During the first two rounds, Brooksby has changed his patterns. In previous tournament matches, he has been using a lot of “load” combos to the backhand corner. Now, he has changed it up. He’s been using deuce side combos, going after his opponents’ forehand side. He knows players have been watching what he does and how he has been …
Guest writer and analyst, Evan Gaudreau is back with a piece about Jenson Brooksby called “A boy named Jenson”. Check out his other analysis and articles here. Let’s get going with “A boy named Jenson”. Ps. If you want to know what racquet Jenson Brooksby uses, click here. Ds Intro from a weirdo The Man dressed in Gold, from head to toe, walked into the room, arms swinging in a chopping motion, strutting his stuff. Is that Jenson Brooksby? I thought. “You have a tight body,” he said. “I can see that from your tight pants.” Weird! The Man dressed in Gold …
Fabio Fognini – The Artist is another analysis piece by our guest contributor Evan Gaudreau. Not too serious, a bit like Fabio himself. Word over to Evan. If you want to know what racquet Fabio Fognini or Pablo Andujar uses, just click their names. If you want to use the racquet Fabio Fognini endorses, check out the latest Babolat Pure Drive at Tennis Warehouse. Fognini – the artist Where Djokovic and Nadal,and Medvedev are Brains in a more “robotic” way, Fognini is an artist. There are a few of them out there like Kyrgios, Paire…in a way I’d put Federer …
Evan Gaudreau is back with the third part of his Australian Open Boys Final 2022 analysis. Punch the volley? Let’s punch the volley over to Evan. You can check out more of his posts under the tag analysis. For the Australian Open Boys Final 2022 Analysis pieces, you can check out Part 1 and Part 2. Hello? Now to the bottom of the sandwich. Transition game and volleys. If I had the opportunity to drive all over the country or go to other parts of the world, I could give you a more substantial reason why the volley has died. What do we …